A cerebrospinal fluid specimen containing only 2 drops of CS…
A cerebrospinal fluid specimen containing only 2 drops of CSF was collected by a lumbar puncture from a febrile 25-year-old male and was submitted for a stat gram stain and culture. The direct specimen gram stain was reported as many neutrophils and no microorganisms seen. The remaining drop of CSF should be inoculated to:
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You receive a wound tissue in the microbiology lab, set up appropriate plates for culture, and perform a direct gram stain. The direct gram stain shows small, faint staining, gram negative rods. What are appropriate next steps to take with this culture?
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